Almighty Game Designer

Chapter 88: How to evaluate Thunder Chess

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The content of "Thunder Chess" has been fully completed. It actually contains three games, namely Fight the Landlord, Mahjong and Thunder Poker {Texas Hold'em}.

"Thunder Chess" is also a dual-terminal computer and mobile phone, all three in one. However, players can choose to freely install or uninstall parts of the game that they do not play.

Moreover, Chen Mo has already implanted the Thunder game platform into all existing games. After the version update, players who want to continue playing "Plants vs. Zombies" and "My name is mt" must first log in to the Thunder game platform.

Of course, as compensation, Chen Mo also sent a sum of runestones to the players.

Then, Chen Mo approached Xu Xiaojun, the person in charge of the game promotion channel of Emperor Interactive Entertainment, and asked him to arrange matters related to the promotion of "Thunder Chess".

Emperor Interactive Entertainment Headquarters.

Xu Xiaojun handed the test phone to Lin Zhaoxu: "Boss Lin, this is the game that Chen Mo wants to promote in our recommended position."

Lin Zhaoxu took a look and frowned slightly: "Chess and cards?"

Xu Xiaojun nodded: "Well, if you think there is no problem, starting next Monday, the recommended position on our homepage will be replaced with this game."

After hesitating for a while, Lin Zhaoxu said: "No problem, let's promote it to him. Dichao can't lose his promise. As for this game, leave it to me first, and I'll study it."

"Yes." Xu Xiaojun backed out.

Lin Zhaoxu also had a lot of work at hand, and after working for more than an hour, he finally found time to experience Chen Mo's "Thunder Chess and Chess".

For Lin Zhaoxu now, although Chen Mo is still only a c-level designer, he has shown his fangs after all, and it is worth spending some time paying attention to it.

ten minutes later.

Lin Zhaoxu read most of the gameplay and systems of "Thunder Chess" and fell into deep thought.

Then, Lin Zhaoxu made a call: "Hello, Wu Zhao? Come to my office and I have something to discuss with you."

About half an hour later, Wu Zhao arrived.

Wu Zhao is in his thirties, dressed casually, with long hair, a bit like a whimsical freelancer.

Wu Zhao is the general manager of Dichao Chess, and he is also an A-level designer. Dichao Chess includes poker, mahjong, local chess and other projects, all of which must be finalized by him.

Wu Zhao asked, "Boss Lin, what do you need from me?"

Wu Zhao himself was also a little puzzled. Emperor Chess is not a particularly high-profile project in Emperor Interactive Entertainment, and its profitability is also very weak. Usually, Lin Chaoxu rarely calls him to the office for interviews.

Lin Zhaoxu handed the phone to Wu Zhao: "Play this chess and card game, and then briefly talk about your evaluation of it."

Wu Zhao took the phone: "Thunder chess?"

Although he didn't understand the intention of Lin Zhaoxu's move, Wu Zhao clicked the icon and entered the game.

The first is to log in with the Thunder Game Pass, and after logging in, you will enter the Thunder Game Platform. There are currently 6 games on the platform, namely "flappybird", "Plants vs. Zombies", "My name is mt", "Happy Landlords", "Happy Mahjong" and "Thunder Poker".

The first three games are gray, you can download them if you want to play, and the last three board games have already been downloaded.

Wu Zhao directly clicks on "Happy Landlords" to enter the game.

Although there is an extra step before entering the game, the interface of the Thunder game platform is very simple, and the operation is not cumbersome, so although it is a bit troublesome, it is acceptable.

There are no players in the game yet, but there are a few robots in the lowest-level game field, so there is no need to fight at all.

Wu Peng played two rounds according to the guidelines, and the gameplay was the same as Dichao's own Fight the Landlord game, nothing special.

However, in terms of guidance outside the game, "Thunder Chess" has done a lot of optimization, and even some guidance made Wu Peng feel too simple and straightforward. Some poker veterans are already very familiar with the rules, and they are also serious. over again.

Moreover, this game also gives players a lot of Happy Beans, including the first 3 bankruptcies every day, completion of specific tasks, etc., there will be a lot of Happy Beans rewards.

The aristocrat and shopping mall systems are also relatively rich, including some paid emotes, paid interactions, etc., and the quick chat and character actions in the card table are also very complete.

After watching it almost, Wu Zhao clicked on "Happy Mahjong" again.

The gameplay is still similar to other mahjong games, and popular types such as bloody mahjong have also been made. Similar to "Happy Landlords", the novice guidance and experience of "Happy Mahjong" are also very good, and it can be clearly seen that it is better than other board games.

Finally, Wu Zhao clicked on "Thunder Poker".

To his surprise, this turned out to be a game type that he had never seen before

Wu Zhao is also an experienced chess and card game enthusiast, and a designer specializing in chess and card games. He has studied all kinds of chess and card games at home and abroad, even if he has not studied them, he has seen them.

However, he has never seen the gameplay of this "Thunder Poker".

Only in terms of gameplay, it is a bit like Stud and a bit like Fried Golden Flower, but there are obvious differences.

The guideline of "Thunder Poker" is very complete, every step of the game is clearly introduced, and key settings such as card types are also easy to remember.

After five minutes of playing, Wu Zhao has basically mastered its gameplay. However, because there are no players in the game field, only robots, Wu Zhao has not discovered its core fun for the time being.

As far as Wu Zhao's current feelings are concerned, it is just an excellent chess and card, not as good as classic chess and cards such as Doudizhu and Mahjong.

Wu Zhao played all three chess and card games, and then said, "Boss Lin, is this a chess and card game made by Leiting Huyu?"

Lin Zhaoxu said: "You don't need to worry about who made it, first talk about your evaluation of this board game."

Wu Zhao nodded: "Okay, then I will briefly explain my opinion."

"As you know, the domestic chess and card game market has a large number of users and average profitability. The reason why we have been doing chess and card games like our Dynasty Interactive Entertainment and Shenhuan Game Platforms is that we have taken a fancy to the user base of chess and card games and want to convert them into game platform players."

"So, generally speaking, chess and card games are made to expand the user base. If you want to make a profit, chess and card games are not the best choice."

"This game, how should I put it, the intention of expanding the user base is obvious. Its Doudizhu and Mahjong have no innovations in gameplay, but they have made many changes in the novice guide and daily benefits. This is nothing more than trying to poach Some less sticky chess and card users.”

"Like our Emperor Chess, there are some players who don't like to recharge. They may only have dozens or hundreds of beans on them. They just point to receiving some subsistence allowances and relief funds every day, and they go in and play a few casually. This group of people is likely to Will be poached by this game."

"But don't worry. First of all, chess and card games must ensure a certain user base before they become popular. Cainiao Game, also known as the 'fish pond', the deeper the water and the more novices, the more fun players will have. Imperial Dynasty Chess and chess currently has the largest player base, and it is impossible to tap our corner in the short term.”

"Secondly, although the number of players who are easy to be poached is quite large, it will not hurt us. Our real core player group is those active users. There are many of these people in Emperor Chess Beans, they are very sticky, and they won’t change platforms easily.”

"So, I don't think this game is enough to pose a threat to Emperor Chess for the time being."